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Evaporation Of Water In Rooms.
SOME RRRONpouS rnu.S coppp<w~n


SOME ERRONEOUS IDEAS CORRECTED.
1t Is An almost universal practice, says writer
IN the Popular Science Ne,ps, to have vessel Of
water attached to furnaces and stoves for the pur
pose OF moistening the air Of rooms heated by
them The common notion that the aqueous vapOr
pur1nes the air In any way is, Of course, absurd;
Due the possibility that it may render the air
neated Dy the furnace more healthful and easier
10 breathe may be worthy Of consideration.
Inc following calculation, based upon conditions
acCuaiiy existing In residence, may serve to show
Ine Iallacy OF this belief In the house referred
elgnC roOmS with an aggregate capacity OF 16, 500
CUBIC ieet, are heated by hOt-air furnace. which
evaporates one pailful Of water, weighing eighteen
pounds, daily. AT temperature OF 70 degree, as
Stunning The air to be One-haf saturated with mO1S-
lure, the TOTAL amount Of water contained in 1t
will be about twelve pounds.
rms would apparently show that the Is pounds
Oh water evaporated would have marked effect
upon the nygrometic state OF air, but 1t must be
remembered that constant current of fresh air is
passing through the furnace and into the house.
IL Woul0 De low estimate to assume that the air
is completely changed every hour, and therefore
only an addlt1onal three-quarterS OF pound OF
one Time, which would only increase the percent
age OF moisture from SO to 53.1 per cent, an
amount too small to be OF any consequence.
An acJual test made on two successive days
with the dry and wet bulb hygrOmeter showed
that the percentage Of moisture In the air was the
mace or not. In a close unventiated room, the i'm
pure air may be easier tolerated by the lungs when
saturated with moisture; but with the constant
supply OF fresh out-Of-dOOr air with which every
apartment should be supplied, any artificial add1-
ton OF aqueous vapOr Is both Unnecessary and
useless; and only in exceptional cases is it likely
TO produce any beneficial effect upon the health
OF the persons breathing it
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The Danger Of Looking ut d Turkish
Woman.

Turkish women rarely go out alone. They prom
enade in parties OF from three to Six but they are
never accompanied by any man. unless one deigns
TO call a man the eunuch whose duty it is to pro-
tect them, and especially to watch them This
white or black Cerberus does not hesitate to lash
with hOrsewhip any audaciOus stranger that
should think OF looking too closely at the inmates
or the harem committed TO his care. A minister
penipotentiary had proof of this fact once and he
has never been able to obtain redress
The daughters OF Islam are strictly forbidden
TO stop, TO greet, even to have the
appearance OF recognizing man, be he
their brother their husband, or their father
and when the latter recognize, beneath the yach-
max. a woman belonging to their harem, they
must pass on without making her any greeting
or any sign. The discipline OF manners is SO
strict in respect to this matter that an edict OF
the project Of the police lately forbid MusSulmanic
women TO enter the stores to make their purchases
They had TO stop at the merchants doors and he
was obliged to fetch out into the street the things
that they wanted. This law, which was inca
pablo OF being enforced, could not be long MAIN
tained.-Ihe May Cosmopolitan.
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SUMNER RESORTS.
MouNr HorLr Srnrsas

MOUNT HOLLY Springs
OPENS THURSDAY. JUNE 9, 1887.
snd' md The gH aSfI vi h IS yin open the 49,
f Ta III :sfsSP . fJ lsfT
oons and advantages as
SUMNER HEALTH RESORT
Mt Holly Springs are DELIGHTFULLY."- situated at the
CpmSeriand Valley. and are surrounded BY scenery
The secluded situation Of these springs gives quiet
that those in search Of rest cannot fail to
during the sutriest days. being
oFEhShADoWED BY TOWERING MOUNTAINS.
saown whose sides the cool breezes constantly
row and funnelshaped. causes constant curren, Of
the beat of the day and renders the
or r sSTs and and coming from the yss
system afflicted by the too-prevslent enemy, malaria
The waters flowing from
COOL MOUNTAIN SPRINGS
effect and recommended for chronic diseases Of which
genera debility is 3 feature
never TIRE OF the beautiful natural avenues in the
ADJACENT GRAND OLD WOODS.
a1ording miles of shaded walks and drives.
She s, % on e; s a
lery in July. 1853 re-echoed At the Inn m
nb inc building has been rem9deled and refuIpishsd
on each floor. while front of the house stretches
LARGE SHADED LAWN
for tennis and croQuet The boating lake Of thirty
acres close to the 1nn is excellent good trout
and pickerel fishing in the neighborhood. while
there Is excellent hunting among the mountains
THE WONDERFUL BOILING SPRINGS
are five miles distant on line of the railroad The fine
drives and wondrous scenery at the Springs viii repay
Q visit to them.
BOARDING AND LIVERY STABLES
are connected with the Inn and there telegraph
and telephone communication, with four daily mails
north and south.
The distance to the
HISTORICAL BATTLEFIELD OF GETTYSBURG
is within threequarters of hour by rail- and twenty
minutes only to the Government Indian School at
Carlisle.
Mt Holly Springs can be reached by the Pennsyiva-
mia Railroad from Washington and Baltimore by the
Northern Central Railway. by way of Harrisburg via
Cumberland Valley, and the Gettysburg and Harris
burg Railroad, or from Baltimore by the Western
Maryland Railroad and Hanover Junction and Gettys-
6urg Railroad TO Gettysbury thence 10y Of Gettys
burg and Harrisburg Railroad to Mt Holly Springs.
Promising q continuance OF my best endeayors to
render entire satisfaction to patrons who again
experience in the hotel business refer by
permission to T. +. Roessle esq proprietor Of that
we'll known and justly celebrated hotel the Arlington.
at Washington, ID. c., with which have been con-
date.
Round trip Tickets Washington. D. c., $50 from
Baltimore. Nd, ST A. via Western Maryland. Tickets
good until October 31st.
Flrst-class, superior cuisine.
Rooms can be secured by mail or telegraph.
Stock reports daily.
For further particulars write to
JNO. L. MILLS. Proprietor,
Mount Holly Springs, Cumberland Co.. Pa.
Terms: $40 TO 500 month according to location OF
rooms.
and will be pleased to arrange with parties desiring
rooms. 1t
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Full of Notions.
STRANGE ANUsENESTs or SUICIDE WHOSE WILL Is
Contested.

STRANGE ANCSE4ESTS OF SUICIDE WHOSE WILL Is
Contested.
Testimony was taken in Philadelphia THURSDAY.
before the registrar OF wills, in the contested will
case OF the late Obadiah Wheelock an eccentric
Old man who committed suicide by hanging some
weeks ago, at No. 1112 Cherry street. that city.
His estate Is valued at about SO, 600 JOS Bird a
carpenter, during the course OF his examination
testified as follows: ''He sent FOR repeatedly to
do caTpentering work about the house He
sent for me one occasion 10 put I'D a swing in a
house. He said: L want hole cut in the ceiling
80 that / won't strike my head. and
want IL built up so that when / swing nv
head Will go up through the hole I'll
have two other holes cut in the side walls so
thai / can stick my feet through At different
the floor. He told me he wanted these holes cut
through The door and pulleys put up so that he
could haul his coal up without being cOIpDelftd
70 go down stairs for IL He also wanted brackets
put up with screw eyes In different parts OF the
room, so that he could run ropes through. These
trap-doorS In the ceiling, he explained, were for
the purpose or ventilation Another time he
sent for me and wanted me 10 remove the plaster
and lathS from the partition leading from his
room into the entry, line IL with Sheet-iron and
boards, and NIL IL up with chloride of lime /
asked him what he wanted 10 do this for and he
said, There Is a bad smell there i said TO him.
why, don't detect any bad smell there and he
replied, you go ahead and do what tell you: it
Is none OF your business what dO'n
The witness also explained that before hanging
himself Obadiah attached a rope 10 the roof OF the
building and allowed IL 10 hang down through the
bed occupied by him on the second door. He then
tied the rope around his neck and jumped out OF
bed and took his life. The hearing Will be resumed
next week.
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Among DRY Bones.

WHERE MANY HUMAN SKELETONS ARE PREPARED
FOR SALE.
A correspondent of the Medical Press, of Lon
don, communicates to that journal the following
account of a skeleton mandatory, which he re-
Gently had an opportunity OF visiting. The es-
tablishment is located in the plain Of ST. Denis,
France, and consists Of large wooden buildings,
comprising one main structure and several an
nexeS.
The large hall contains two rows of immense
kettles, the carnations from which are, as might
be supposed, far from agreeable, even to Olfac-
tory apparatus used to the atmosphere OF a dis
Sect1ng-r ROOM These Kettles serve for Kidding the
bones OF their adhering tendonS through boiling.
The characterization OF the skulls, which is per-
formed separately, constitutes the most delicate
part Of the operation. In the case OF children or
young adults it is effected through an ingenious
process consisting in filling the cerebral cavity
with dry peas and then immerSing the skull in
water. Through the effect OF such immersion the
peas swell and bring about dislocation OF the
most delicate sutures.
lOnged boiling they are carried to tables where
young women carefully Scrape them in order to
here to them Certain specialists obtain very high
wages for this work, especially those who prepare
very delicate bones, such as those Of frogs, lizards,
&C.
After being scraped the bones are bleached,
either through the action OF chloride of lime for
cheap skeletons, or that of the sun for hgh-priced
ones. Finally they go TO special wOrk-rOOm,
where they are assembled, mounted upon brass,
and articulated.
1neSe Hnal operations require profound KNOW
ledge OF OsteOlogy, along with artistic eye. In
fact. 1t Is necessary to select from collection of
all sorts of bones those that be well enough
sembled TO look as If they came from one and the
same individual, The others are sold singly for
the use OF students OF limited means, who are con-
tent with a portion of an unmOunted skeleton. 1t
is curious TO lind that sex has great influence on
the market value OF the bones a beautiful female
skeleton being actually worth 20 to 25 per cent.
more than male one OF corresponding quality.
Special kettles are devoted to children, from
those OF the rudimentary age up to those of two
or three years. These skeletons arranged in Show
cases in ascending series, from the miniature
three or four inches in height up to the baby Of
twenty or thirty inches. These little skeletons
have prOpOrtiOnately greater value than those
Of their adult brothers.
Ii may naturally be asked whence all the ca
daverS come. Most OF them, it appears, are fur
nished by the hospitals and dissectng rooms, and
others by the prisons. As general thing the
supply has been less than the demand, but in re-
cent times the abundance and cheapneSS OF Skele-
tons OF Austrian origin have considerably de-
pressed the market Nevertheless despite the in
duStrial and commercial crisis that prevails
throughout the world the industry under cOnstd-
erstion seems to be in most flOur1shing condition
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Giants and Pigmies.

From the Chicago Herald.
1t happens somehow that we all take great
interest in persons who are extremely small
and in persons who are extraordinarily large
Midgets and giants without number have found
their way into song, story, tradition, children's
books and dime museums. La Nature, the French
scientific Journal calls attention to the fact that
teratOogy, or the study of monsters finds no salts
factory explanation Of the causes OF great varia-
lions In the height of human beigns such as are
frequently met. II we are to believe ancient
writer's, continues La Nature, a large number of
giants and giantesses have reached statures that
are extraordinary even for this class OF per-
who was 90 feet in height, and two other giants
Posio and Secundilla who were half a foot taller.
The young female giantess cited by GarOpus was,
according to him. 10 feet IL inches in height. Ac-
cOrding TO Lecat, there was once a Scotch giant
who was 121i feet in height but 1t seems proba-
BILE that the heights attributed to these various
giants are greatly exaggerated. On the contrary
we can consider statements OF heights OF from 81
to 81 feet as authentic. In 1855 there was exhi6-
ish peasant mentioned by Bufion Was SO feet In
height, and this too, was the stature OF the Fin
n T giant, Cujannus; and the King OF Prussia,
same height. The giant Gtlle, Of Trent
in the Tyrol. was over 81 feet in height,
and this was the stature Of one OF the
guards OF the Duke Of Brunswick. The giant
Winckelmeler, who is now exhibiting at Paris and
who is 81 feet in height, may be taken, then, as
an example Of the highest stature reached in the
find large number OF dwarfs cited as having been
less than 20 inches in height. Some OF these are
said to have been but 49, IL 1nches but such
dWarfs have been but monsters with atrOphied
legs or with curved spine, or children whose de-
velopment has been arrested and whom their
Showmen aged by some years. The famous Gen.
Tom Thumb was an example, as are like
wise the Royal Midgets, recently exhibited
at Paris, and the little Princess Paunna.
But II, in the long list OF dwarfs Of
whom a description has been preserved, we
search for the smallest, even after 1t had reached
an adult age, and one that at the same time pos
sessed normal conformation, we shall find one
especially that merits particular attention. We
refer to the celebrated dwarf BOrulawSky, who
was born in 1889 and died In 1887, and never was
over twenty nine inches in height. He was per-
fectly well formed; his head was well proper
toned his eyes were beautiful and full OF fire. his
features were handsome, and his physiognomy
was intellectual and portrayed the gayety, polite
ness and refinement OF his mind He was straight
and well formed, and his knees, legs and feet were
OF the exact proportions OF those OF a well-built
and vigorous man. II we take mean between
these two extremes, the giant Winckelmeler (sh
feet and the dwarf Borulawsky GO inches, it viii
be seen that 1t is 81 feet, and the difference In the
heights Is 6 feet inch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-14

ONE OF LOUIS NAPOLEONS LETTERS-There was
Iecenty sold at auction in Paris for only $40 let
Isr wnIIen Oy Louis Napoleon to his uncle, Jos
Hinged with the melancholy characteristic OF the
Writer even In the best days of the empire. 'When
anar zones intentions are misrepresented and
one is caiuminated and blamed even by his friends.
wiz not, therefore, try to excuse myself to you.
ease tomorrow for America, and you Will do me
greaL favor by giving me some letters OF recon-
menaa10n Tor Philadelphia and New York. In
panied when think that even In my family no
one Will feel for my fate"
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The Causation of Hydrophobisa.

From the New Orleans Pcayune.
The interesting and important researches of
PaSteur into the nature and cauSation of the
disease which is commonly known as hydropho-
bla have doubtless resulted In establishing the
existence of specific bacterial organisms as the
direct cause OF the disorder, but there are no
definite facts as to the circumstances under which
these germs originate. Among the hunters and
is general belief that hydrophObia originated
primarily in the bite of the skunk, OF the order
mephitis, according to the naturalists. These
hunters, many OF whom have been close and ac-
curate observers, declare that the saliva OF this
animal at all times possesses specific poison
bitten by il the germs of hydrophobia. and hat
this disease originates in no other manner The
skunk Is at times extremely pugnaciOuS and will
fight Hereby, often asSalling nen, dogs and other
animals without provOcatiOn. From It's bite hy-
drOphobia, IL is claimed, Is communicated TO other
animals and In that way the disease is dissent
mated Dogs are more apt to be bitten than are
other animals. and as a consequence this disease
has become associated with them in all cOun-
tries.
over The gloOe than are the several varieties OF
mephitlS, and they are by no means uncommon i'm
all the older settled districts Wherever there are
patches OF thlcket or few dozen acres of timber
land, there the skunk can find hiding place. 1t
would be worth while for medical scientists to ex-
anime the saliva of this somewhat notorious little
creature for the original bacteria OF hydrophObia
HydrOphObia is theme of Mysterious and pecu-
liar interest, and In this connection the following
vi OH OCCuiICutc WHICH recently LOOK
place near Uvalde, in western Texas is given as
taken from late issue Of the G alveSton yeaos-
'Mr Geo. Maule, who moved out OF town lortn1g Int
since to Spring Greek, had one of his little children
run down by mad fox. The little girl saw the
fox and was running toward the house
when she fell and was run over by the fox. Fortu-
nately she was not bitten The fox ran into the
yard and attacked Mr. Maule after he had carried
his daughter in the house, but was killed with
rocks at the hands or the frightened father
horse was bitten by a mad fox on the Pulltam
Pond, about ten miles above here, about two
weeks ago. The horse was seen biting himself
and acting strangely, and in few minutes ran
over high blun and was dashed into shaplesS
mass at the bottom"
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Mrs. Maloney,s Tooth.

1AAAo - XSAhAOuey'8 1OOtms
From the Youths Companion.
MIS-. Maloney Is greatly troubled with aching
teetn, out has q mortal terror Of the dentist.
LaSeV sne suffered 80 severely that she plucked
up courage and went to the dentist to have the
VooIn Drawn. Entering the dentists waiting
room she inquired anxiously Of his assistant, lis
the docther inen
mo. He Is OUT
..n! But it's glad Of that am"
.sPaS ne Is keiy to be in again at any moment"
,o-t,"e e . lux I'LL him! Sure, SOFT, I've an In
for engagement, and think I'll be goini. sorr,
Just at this moment the dentist came in.
&C. ~ ~; LII nu.tner sorr," exclaimed Mrs Maloney.
nle lolke an not be oatn in loike burrd OF prey
.Wh rVf MrI pore woman wild yer forcips!
.o, Mrs. Maloney" saidthe Dentist laughing,
1 1ou mo.u nOG nave your tooth drawn. I'm not
ANXIOUS 10 pull it. You'd better 60 home until
,,,t ~ sure, sorr, an what am after comm for,
thin, to be wastin, wild comm, and goin,, an ali
Gne Tonne cryin' wild the pain3 Sure, an ye
root5 nn Se sendhin' me home again widout the
You are very hard to please, Mrs. Maloney. Sit
doWn, ana VIII pull the tooth"
aasa, MIS-. Maloney set up new cry, but found
supposed wnen the forceps were applied.
A Stirring Plea for Pie.
Cotton Mather Smith in the The Epoch.
1t Is the fashion to cry down pie and accuse it
causing all the dyspepsia in the country; but
tnere Is pie and pie, and good pie does not cause
dyspepsia 1t is, moreover, one OF the most pala-
table dishes that can be set before true and
patriotic American. Emerson ate pie for hts
breakfast all his life, and Carlyle never ate any.
YET, which was the dyspepuc? Go to, We im1ta-
tors OF EngnSh clothes and French dishes! Ye
cannot abolish pie! The rich gold OF the pump
KIN, the bright canary Of the custard the carnine
OF the cherry, peeptng through the demi-lunes in
american epicure when English and French
laSn1ons are gone out OF style, and though every
Dill OF Iare In the country should become carte de
menu
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A MUrderOuk Cat.

1T TRIES TO SUCK THE BREATH OF YOUNG CHILD
AND FIGHTS WITH THE MOTHER.
Mrs. Atkinson. OF Allegheny, Pa. entered her
nursery last Tuesday, and was horri1ed at what
she saw. The family cat had attacked her six
year-old child, who was lying sick on the bed.
The cat was sitting on the breast of the boy.
Each OF its fore-paws was firmly fixed in
the ch1ld's cheek and its mouth was glued
to that OF the boy. He was struggling as
much as he could, and with one hand was trying
to push the cat away. AS soon as the animal
saw the lady 1t showed fight. 1t scratched the
1 Chile, ia lace In terrible manner, and sprngng
finally beat 1T OF by stabbing It with q pair of
shears: The mother found the child unconscious.
Her cries brought assistance, and after restora-
to talk. He knew nothing except that the cat
had Wakened him up, trying, as he said, "to take
my breath" The little fellow Is in precarious
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American Girls Abroad.

Paris Cor Chicago Inter-Ocean.
American -abroad-are just a little, q very
little, selfasserting. They are SO sure of carrying
all before them that In the process they 90 not
mind upsett1ng other peoples furniture, and even
walking on other peoples corns. They are so in
tlmately convinced that a kind Providence created
the world and all the world contains for their
special benefit that they consider it an absolute
right to make use OF that world and IFS contents:
they 90 not mind disturbing their neighbOrs,
literally and fguratively speaking; they viii give
rendezvous to their friends and placidly forget
all about 1t; ask a service, accept kindness and
offers the kindness. And all that smiingly,
sweetly because it is their right to accept always
and under all circumstances. II, by chance any
Old world 1nhab1tant marvelS at this sans gene
and grumbles about it, the American girl is quite
astonished; she is even indignant, indignant as a
sovereign whose subjects fret and fume under a
lawful yoke.
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AJUvENILE STRIKE.-A resident OF Boston has
Deen IN the habit OF giving his five-year old boy
nickel every time he brought his slippers TO him.
me other day the boy struck for more pay on ac-
count OF the near advent OF a circus The tndul-
uays Ietcned MS own slippers, and then the next
oidef cnld little girl, undertook to do the work
had to be abandoned, because she said She wasn't
longer.